It shall be the duty of every person bitten by an animal to
report immediately to the health officer, giving such person's
full name, age and address, the circumstances surrounding and the
extent of the bite, the medical treatment given and the name and address
of the owner or custodian of the animal.
(Prior code § 13-26)
It shall be the duty of every person owning or having custody
of an animal which has bitten a human being to report the same to
the health officer and to confine it in an enclosure or to securely
hold the animal by means of a chain or other device for observation
and examination by the health officer. No person having the custody
or possession of such animal shall fail, refuse or neglect to immediately
notify the health officer, or shall fail, refuse or neglect to allow
the health officer to make an inspection or examination of such animal
for the purpose of determining whether such animal has rabies.
(Prior code § 13-27)
It shall be the duty of every physician to report immediately
to the health officer the full name, age and address of any person
under such physician's care or observation who has been bitten
by an animal. If no physician is in attendance and the person is a
child, it shall be the duty of the parent or guardian to make such
report immediately. If the person bitten is an adult, such person
shall make the report, or if incapacitated, it shall be made by whoever
is caring for the person bitten.
(Prior code § 13-28)
It shall be the duty of every person having knowledge of the
existence of an animal apparently afflicted with rabies to report
immediately to the health officer the existence and description of
such animal, the place where seen, the owner's name, if known,
and the symptoms suggesting rabies.
(Prior code § 13-29)
Whenever the owner or person having the custody or possession
of any animal shall observe or learn that such animal has shown symptoms
of rabies, or has acted in a manner which would lead to a reasonable
suspicion that it might have rabies, such owner or person shall immediately
notify the health officer or the health officer's deputies,
and shall allow the health officer or the health officer's deputies
to make an inspection or examination of such animal until it shall
be established that such animal does or does not have rabies.
(Prior code § 13-30)
It shall be the duty of the owner or person having custody of
any animal suspected of having rabies to surrender the carcass of
the animal, or such portion of the carcass as may be demanded, to
the health officer after the death of the animal.
(Prior code § 13-31)
Any veterinarian treating an animal indicating symptoms of rabies
shall hold such animal in quarantine until the disposition of the
same by the health officer.
(Prior code § 13-32)
When any animal shall be bitten by another animal having rabies,
no person having custody of the animal so bitten, upon being informed
thereof, shall fail, refuse or neglect to quarantine such animal and
keep it confined or chained for a minimum period of ninety days, and
the health officer shall have power at his or her discretion to kill
or quarantine the animal so bitten.
(Prior code § 13-33)
The health officer shall quarantine and keep under observation
for a period of fifteen days any animal which bites a human being.
(Prior code § 13-34)
Whenever in the judgment of the health officer, public health
and safety so require, such officer shall declare and establish a
quarantine zone or area consisting of the whole or any part of the
city, and maintain such quarantine therein until such time as the
health officer may deem it advisable to lift the same. Such quarantine
and termination thereof is effective immediately upon filing of a
notice with the city clerk. During the existence of such quarantine,
it is unlawful for any person to violate any of the rules and regulations
prescribed by the health officer with reference to such quarantine.
(Prior code § 13-35)
A.
If the
animal control officer or poundkeeper for the agency operating a pound
for the city suspects that any dog impounded has rabies, he or she
shall notify the health officer and shall hold such dog for inspection
by the health officer. The health officer shall examine such dog and,
if the health officer believes such dog should be held for future
observation, the health officer shall so inform the animal control
officer or poundkeeper who shall hold such dog as directed.
B.
If the
health officer finds that such dog is afflicted with rabies, the animal
control officer or agency operating the pound for the city shall confine
it as directed by the health officer.
(Prior code § 13-36)
